HPE 513778-B21 Getting Started Guide

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HPE Smart Array P711m Controller

Overview

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HPE Smart Array P711m Controller

The HPE Smart Array P711m is a PCI-Express (PCIE) mezzanine card supporting shared and direct attached SAS Storage. It is one
of the highest performing controllers in the
storage performance for
Supports up to 108 zoned direct attached SAS or SATA hard drives per HPE Smart Array P711m Controller.

HPE Smart Array P711m Controller

What's New

• Support for HPE MSA 2040 Storage

Models

HPE Smart Array P711m/1G 6Gb FBWC 4-ports Ext Mezzanine SAS Controller

513778-B21

NOTE: For MDS600 host connectivity, P711m firmware 5.32 or higher, 6Gb BL SAS switch firmware 2.0.1.0

switch firmware 2.0.1.0or higher and D2600/D2700 firmware 1.34 or higher are required.

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HPE 6Gb/s SAS portfolio and provides new levels of reliability, connectivity, and

HPE Blade servers through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities.

or higher and MDS600 firmware 3.44 are required.

NOTE: For D2600/D2700 support in Blade configuration, P711m firmware 5.32 or higher, 6Gb BL SAS

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The Smart Array
Advantage

• The innovative design of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and integration work within the Smart

Failure Warranty means Systems Insight Manager not only reports

Key Features

• Smart Array PCIe mezzanine card that connects to a HPE 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch through the c-

paths are load balanced for improved performance when

Online Management
Features

•

Performance

• Eight (8) 6Gb/s SAS physical links distributed across 4 external 2x ports which supports up to

attaching 2 SAS cables from any quad of 6G SAS Switch ports to the 2 ports on the MDS600

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Array family of products creates customer value that is unmatched in the industry. Use of
Smart Array products across multiple applications results in a much lower Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) than any other server storage RAID product. The HPE Smart Array family
brings an unparalleled return on investment.

• Data Compatibility Data Compatibility with all Serial Smart Array controllers allows simple

and easy upgrades any time needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase.

• Consistent Configuration and Management Tools. All Smart Array products utilize a

standard set of management and utility software. These tools minimize Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) by reducing training requirements and technical expertise necessary to
install and maintain HPE server storage.

• Pre-Failure Warranty Pre-

when a drive is going to fail but allows replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure. For
complete details, consult the HPE Support Center or refer to your HPE Server documentation

Class enclosure high-speed mid-plane supporting shared SAS storage.

• Eight (8) 6Gb/s SAS physical links distributed across 4 external 2x ports to supports up to 4

6Gb/s SAS Switches

• Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

o 6Gb/s SAS technology delivers up to 600 MB/s per physical link.
o 3Gb/s SATA technology delivers up to 300 MB/s for directly attached SATA drives.
o Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives. Deploy drive technology as needed to fit the

computing environment.

o Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries.

• RAID controller features

o 1 GB flash-backed write cache (not all of which is available for user data)
o RAID 0, 1, , 5, 6, 50, 60
o RAID configuration for shared storage is controlled by the Array Controller of

enclosure the array

 RAID 0.1.3, 5.6.10.50

• License key for Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) included

• Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility,

Systems Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart

• 1G Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) provides indefinite write cache data retention in the

case of unexpected power outage.

• Multi-path support available in Smart Array firmware when using zoned direct attached

storage. Both direct attached storage
using the enclosure in dual domain mode using SAS HDDs.

Online Array Expansion

• Online RAID Level Migration Online Stripe Size Migration Online Spares (Global)

• User Selectable Expand and Rebuild Priority

• Online Logical Drive Extension Availability

4 6Gb/s SAS Switches

• 6Gb/s SAS (600MB/s bandwidth per physical link)

• The P711m supports higher performance between the 6G SAS Switch and MDS600 by

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IO module to create an 8x wide SAS port

Capacity

Dependent upon attached enclosures and arrays.

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Availability

Provides increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality:

Fault Tolerance RAID
Descriptions

Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; several fault tolerance
configurations are supported including:

(Distributed Data Guarding): Supported with a minimum of 3 drives. This allocates one

parity group can sustain a single drive failure without

NOTE:

Module Option Kit or to D2600/D2700 with dual domain SAS HDDs
paths to each HDD, enabling the server to endure P711m port failures, switch failures, cable pulls,
cable failures, and MDS600 IO module failures without interruption of normal storage I/O.

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• 1G Flash Backed Write Cache

Please see the QuickSpecs for Technical Specifications and additional information:

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HPE MSA 2040 Storage)

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• Online RAID Level Migration (between any RAID level)

• Online Capacity Expansion

• Logical Drive Capacity Extension

• Global Online Spare

• Pre-Failure Warranty

• RAID 6 (Advanced Data Guarding): Supported with a minimum of 4 drives. This allocates two

sets of parity data across drives. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a double drive
failure without downtime or data loss.

• RAID 60: Supported with a minimum of 8 drives. This volume is composed of two or more

RAID 6 sub-volumes (parity groups) where data is striped across each parity group as if it
were a single physical drive. Each RAID 6 parity group can sustain up to two drive failures
without incurring data loss.

• RAID 5

set of parity data across drives. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a single drive failure
without downtime or data loss.

• RAID 50: Supported with a minimum of 6 drives. This volume is composed of two or more

RAID 5 sub-volumes (parity groups) where data is striped across each parity group as if it
were a single physical drive. Each RAID 5
incurring data loss.

• RAID 1 & 10 (Drive Mirroring): Supported with a minimum of 2 drives. This allocates half of

the drive array to the data and the other half to the mirrored data, providing two copies of the
data.

• RAID 1 ADM & 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring): Supported with a minimum of 3 drives.

RAID 1 ADM creates redundant copies of the data using 3 drives. RAID 10 ADM stripes data
across two or more sets of RAID 1 ADM volumes. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a
double drive failure within a RAID 1 ADM volume without downtime or data loss.

When the P711m is connected to the MDS600 configured with the HPE MDS600 Dual I/O

See Enclosure QuickSpecs for descriptions of RAID levels specific to the HPE P2000 G3

, there are multiple physical

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Fault Recovery

Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure

corruption. A new version of firmware can be flashed to the ROM while the controller maintains

rking version of firmware. If the firmware becomes corrupt, the controller will

Ease of Use

Consistency and Upgradeability make the Smart Array family unique in the industry:

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• Recovery ROM: This feature provides unique redundancy that protects from a ROM image

the last known wo
revert back to the previous version of firmware and continue operating. This reduces the risk
of flashing firmware to the controller.

• On-Line Spares: There is no limit to the number of spare drives that can be installed prior to

drive failure. If a failure occurs, recovery begins with an On-Line Spare and data is
reconstructed automatically.

• GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools

• Common data format between generations of products